“anyone with an interest in silent films will...find quite a few favorites...recommended”—Classic Images; “filmographies...are quite impressive”—Library Journal; “lively, carefully researched...belongs in all serious film collections...extensive filmography...excellent reference source...fills a real gap”—Choice; “a much-needed reference”—Film Quarterly; “reliable information...recalls a vanished world...biographies are generally interesting”—ARBA; “this book is a labor of love...anyone with an interest in silent films, especially the Western certainly needs to have a copy of this book in their movie library”—Wrangler’s Roost; “thoroughly researched”—Western Clippings; “substantial biographies and full filmographies”—American Cinematographer; “wonderful...80 excellent short biographies...a welcome addition”—Silents Are Golden; “a thorough background of the silent genre...fascinating...has the detail of an encyclopedia, but the prose of a great biography times 80!”—The Silents Majority; “weighty tome...a goldmine of data”—The Silent Film Monthly; “immensely detailed and extensive”—Film Monthly.
